"It meant a lot to me, " said Francona, who was welcomed back with a standing ovation Thursday night in the series opener.

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"It was basically every Thursday night for the best part of a year and I spent about a year before that writing the songs, " said Jim, who has been playing in bands since he was a teenager.

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Twenty-three people were flown to safety after the ferry was hit by a freak wave which caused it to list on Thursday night.

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It was a valid excuse to leave the office before 7 pm on a Thursday night and kind of fun to be invited by Webgrrls.

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It was posted on anti-naked-short-selling blogs Thursday night, igniting a fresh round of calls for a special prosecutor to investigate claims of market manipulation by aggressive short-sellers.

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Extracts from Mr Cameron's speech released on Thursday night - before it was postponed - indicated he intended to set out a "positive vision" for the future of the EU but to warn of a growing "gap" between the EU and its citizens "which represents a lack of democratic accountability and consent that is - yes - felt particularly acutely in Britain".

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The men knocked on the door of a house in Stourhead Gate, Westcroft, on Thursday night, and forced their way in when it was answered.

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